The Queen missed Sunday’s funeral service at the cenotaph in London because of a sprained back. Buckingham Palace said the 95-year-old monarch was “disappointed” that he was not at the event. The palace previously tell it was the Queen’s “strong intention” to attend the service after relinquishing her health grounds duties.
You have decided to skip this morning’s event “with great regret,” he said in a statement.
The Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke, Duchess of Cambridge, the Earl, and Countess of Wessex, and Princess Royal were also present as planned. November morning, a disappointment to many who hoped to meet the Queen after two weeks of rest, and no doubt an impact to the Queen herself . Memorial Sunday is the day she ordained them alive for service, paying tribute to those who have served.
This was, as one palace official put it, “a very terrible moment. When the palace declare that the Queen would be canceling her official engagement in two weeks. The court tried to say it was a “strong intention” to attend the National Memorial Service.
Understandably, the Queen did not require hospital treatment. However, it seemed that going there by car from Windsor and standing in the cold and watching the ceremony was impossible due to the sprained back. In previous years he may have endured the pain. But the fact that he is 95 years old cannot be ignored. Quieter times will come, at least for a while.
The Queen’s sprained back has nothing to do with her doctor’s recent advice to rest, news agency PA Media reports. Doctors advised the king to rest until mid-November. After spending one night in hospital for a checkup on October 20 – his first night in the hospital in eight years.
However, he made some light commitments during this period, including meeting the ambassador via video link from Windsor Castle. And he missed the Remembrance Festival at London’s Albert Hall on Saturday. Which was attended by Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince William, and Catherine.
Sunday’s memorial service will be his first public service since he was hospitalized last month.
Buckingham Palace tell in a statement: “The Queen decided this morning with great regret that following the dislocation of her back she will not be able to attend today’s funeral service at the cenotaph. “His Majesty is disappointed that he will miss the service.”